Public Sector Entities Included Under the Public Procurement Act

Public Sector Entities

Included Under the Public Procurement Act

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Government Departments

• Advanced Education

• Agriculture

• Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage

• Community Services

• Economic Development

• Education and Early Childhood Development

• Environment & Climate Change

• Finance & Treasury Board

• Fisheries and Aquaculture

• Health and Wellness

• Intergovernmental Affairs

• Justice

• Labour, Skills and Immigration

• Municipal Affairs and Housing

• Natural Resources and Renewables

• Public Service Commission

• Public Works

• Seniors and Long-Term Care

• Service Nova Scotia & Internal Services

Government Business Units (Offices and Branches)

• Acadian Affairs and Francophonie

• African Nova Scotian Affairs

• Attorney General

• Alcohol and Gaming Authority

• Buy Local NS

• Chief Information Office

• Chief Medical Examiner

• Communications Nova Scotia

• Communities, Sport, and Recreation

• Council on African-Canadian Education

• Executive Council

• Elections Nova Scotia

• Freedom of Information and Protection of

Privacy Review Office (FOIPOP)

• Gaelic Affairs

• GeoNOVA

• Hansard (NS Legislature)

• Halifax Convention Centre Corporation

• Harbourside Commercial Park Inc.

o Sydney Utilities Limited

• House of Assembly Operations

• Human Rights Commission

• Invest Nova Scotia Board

• Labour Relations

• Legislative Services

• Legislative Committees Office

• Legislative Library

• Legislative Television Broadcasting Services

• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

• Muggah Creek Remediation Fund

• Nova Scotia Archives

• Nova Scotia Immigration

• Nova Scotia Jobs Fund

• Nova Scotia Legislature

• Nova Scotia Museum

• Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation

• Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner

• Nova Scotia Provincial Library

o Cape Breton Regional

o Colchester-East Hants Public

o Cumberland Public Libraries

o Eastern Counties Regional

o Halifax Public Libraries

o Pictou-Antigonish Regional

o South Shore Public Libraries

• Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corp

• Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

• Nova Scotia Securities Commission

• Office of Citizen-Centered Approaches

• Office of Emergency Management

• Office of Equity and Anti-Racism Initiatives

• Office of Immigration

• Office of L’nu Affairs

• Office of Mental Health and Addictions

• Office of the Auditor General (House of Assembly)

• Office of the Clerk

• Office of the Fire Marshal

• Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

• Office of the Legislative Counsel

• Office of the Premier

• Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness

• Office of the Speaker

• Office of Priorities and Planning

• Office of the Ombudsman

• Property Valuation Services Corp

• Protocol Office

• Public Debt Management Fund

• Public Prosecution Service

• Registry of Joint Stock Companies

• Registry of Motor Vehicles

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• Registry of Regulations

• Research Nova Scotia

• SYSCO Decommissioning Fund

Crown Corporations - Government Business Enterprises

• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

• Develop Nova Scotia

o 3104102 Nova Scotia Limited

• Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission

• Highway 104 Western Alignment Corporation

• Housing Nova Scotia

o Cape Breton Island Housing Authority

o Cobequid Housing Authority

o Eastern Mainland Housing Authority

o Metropolitan Housing Authority

o Western Regional Housing Authority

• InNOVAcorp

• Nova Scotia Business Inc.

o Nova Scotia Independent Production Fund

• Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insur. Commission

• Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board

• Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board

• Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation

o Atlantic Lottery Corporation

o Interprovincial Lottery Corporation

o Nova Scotia Gaming Equipment Limited

• Nova Scotia Lands Inc.

• Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

• Perennia Food and Agriculture Incorporated

• Tourism Nova Scotia

(ABCs) Agencies, Boards and Commissions & Advisory Boards and Councils

• Acadia University Board of Governors

• Accessibility Advisory Board

• Advisory Board of the Public Archives

• Advisory Council on Heritage Property

• Advisory Council on the Status of Women

• Agricultural Marshland Conservation Commission

• Animal Welfare Appeal Board

• Arbitration Advisory Committee

• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Board of Governors

• Arts Nova Scotia

• Assistance Appeal Board-Cape Breton Region

• Assistance Appeal Board-Cumberland/Colchester

• Assistance Appeal Board-Halifax Reg. Municipality

• Assistance Appeal Board-Pictou/Antigonish/Guysbor.

• Assistance Appeal Board-Western Region

• Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission

• Barbers Act Board of Examiners

• Board of Directors Develop Nova Scotia Limited

• Board of Directors of the Atlantic Provinces Special

Education Authority

• Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia College of

Dispensing Opticians

• Board of IWK Health Centre

• Board of Management Kings Regional Rehabilitation

Centre

• Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral

Directors

• Board of the College of Occupational Therapists of

Nova Scotia

• Board of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors

• Board of the NS College of Counselling Therapists

• Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing

• Board of the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists

• Board of the NS College of Respiratory Therapists

• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area Occupational Health and

Safety Advisory Council

• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

• Cape Breton University Board of Governors

• Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training

• Council on Mi'kmaq Education

• Crane Operators Appeal Board

• Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council

• Crop and Livestock Arbitration Board

• Dalhousie College & University Board of Governors

• Denturist Licensing Board

• Disabled Persons Commission

• E911 Cost Recovery Committee

• Farm Loan Board

• Farm Practices Board

• Farm Registration Appeal Board

• Film Classification Board

• Fire Safety Advisory Council

• Fire Services Advisory Committee

• Gaelic College Foundation Board of Governors

• IWK Health Centre Board

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• Judicial Council

• Labour Board

• Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia

• Livestock Health Services Board

• Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission

• Meat Inspection Board

• Midwifery Regulatory Council of Nova Scotia

• Motor Vehicle Appeal Board

• Mount Saint Vincent University Board of Governors

• Municipal Boards of Police Commissioners

• Natural Products Marketing Council

• Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS

• Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency

• Nova Scotia Boxing Authority

• Nova Scotia Building Advisory Committee

• Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance commission

• Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission

• Nova Scotia Health Authority Board

• Nova Scotia Health Authority Provincial Drug

Distribution Program

• Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Restorative

Inquiry

• Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

• Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission

• Nova Scotia Museum Board of Governors

• Nova Scotia Police Review Board

• Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission

• Nova Scotia School Boards Association

• Nova Scotia Securities Commission

• Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

• Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Council

• Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel Office

• Pay Equity Commission

• Peggy's Cove Commission

• Police (RCMP) Advisory Boards

• Power Engineers and Operators Appeal Committee

• Prescription Monitoring Board

• Primary Forest Products Marketing Board

• Provincial Advisory Council on Education

• Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia

• Provincial Tax Commission

• Public Accounting Licensing Committee

• Public Archives of NS Board of Trustees

• Public Trustee of Nova Scotia

• Real Estate Appraisers Association Board of Directors

• Regional Library Boards

• Round Table on Environment & Sustainable Prosperity

• Saint Mary's University Board of Governors

• Sherbrooke Restoration Commission

• Shubenacadie Canal Commission

• Sydney Tar Ponds Agency (inactive)

• Tender Opportunities and User Resources

• The Schooner Bluenose Foundation

• Weed Control Advisory Committee

• Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal

• Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

Municipalities

• Cape Breton Regional Municipality

• County of Annapolis

• County of Antigonish

• County of Colchester

• County of Cumberland

• County of Inverness

• County of Kings

• County of Pictou

• County of Richmond

• County of Victoria

• District of Argyle

• District of Barrington

• District of Chester

• District of Clare

• District of Digby

• District of East Hants

• District of Guysborough

• District of Lunenburg

• District of Shelburne

• District of St. Mary's

• District of Yarmouth

• Halifax Regional Municipality

• Region of Queens Municipality

• Region of Windsor West Hants

• Town of Amherst

• Town of Annapolis Royal

• Town of Antigonish

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• Town of Berwick

• Town of Bridgewater

• Town of Clark's Harbour

• Town of Digby

• Town of Kentville

• Town of Lockeport

• Town of Lunenburg

• Town of Mahone Bay

• Town of Middleton

• Town of Mulgrave

• Town of New Glasgow

• Town of Oxford

• Town of Pictou

• Town of Port Hawkesbury

• Town of Shelburne

• Town of Stellarton

• Town of Stewiacke

• Town of Trenton

• Town of Truro

• Town of Westville

• Town of Wolfville

• Town of Yarmouth

• Village of Bible Hill

• Village of New Minas

Academic Institutions

• Acadia University

• Atlantic School of Theology

• Cape Breton University

• Dalhousie University

• Mount Saint Vincent University

• Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

• NSCAD University (NS College of Art and Design)

• St. Francis Xavier University

• Saint Mary's University

• Universite Sainte Anne

• University of King's College

Schools

• Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education

• Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education

• Chignecto - Central Regional Centre for Education

• Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial

• Halifax Regional Centre for Education

• South Shore Regional Centre for Education

• Strait Regional Centre for Education

• Tri-County Regional Centre for Education

Hospitals

• Nova Scotia Health Authority • Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre

Other Public Sector Entities

• Acadia Coal Company Limited Fund

• Alternative Resource Energy Authority

• Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia

• Association of Nova Scotia Village

• Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc

• Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority

• Canada Games Centre

• Canadian Sports Centre Atlantic

• Cape Breton University Foundation

• Check Inns Limited (inactive)

• Coal Research Agreement Fund

• Conflict of Interest Commissioner

• Conserve Nova Scotia

• CorFor Capital Repairs and Replacements Fund

• Council of Atlantic Premiers

• Council of Licensed Professional Foresters Association of

Nova Scotia

• Crown Land Mine Remediation Fund

• Crown Land Silviculture Fund

• Cumberland Joint Services Management Authority

• Divert Nova Scotia (Resource Recovery Fund Board)

• Events East

• Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia

• Gaels Forward Fund

• Gambling Awareness Foundation of Nova Scotia

• Gaming Addiction Treatment Trust Fund

• Habitat Conservation Fund

• Halifax Water

• Highway 104 Western Alignment Corporation

• Information Access and Privacy?

• Law Reform Commission

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• Law Foundation of Nova Scotia

• Licensed Professional Planners Association

• Lunenburg Community Recycling Centre/Municipal

Joint Services

• Members’ Retiring Allowances Act

• Mi’kmaw Youth Fund

• Muggah Creek Remediation Fund

• Military Relations

• Municipal Finance Corporation

• Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design

• Nova Scotia College Chiropractors

• Nova Scotia College of Dispensing Opticians

• Nova Scotia Community College Foundation

• Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing System Trust Fund

• Nova Scotia Credit Union Deposit Ins. Corp.

• Nova Scotia E911 Cost Recovery Fund

• Nova Scotia Education Common Services Bureau

• Nova Scotia Environmental Trust

• Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities

• Nova Scotia Govt Acadian Bursary Program Fund

• Nova Scotia Harness Racing Fund

• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

• Nova Scotia Innovation Corporation

o 1402998 Nova Scotia Limited

o 3087532 Nova Scotia Limited

• Nova Scotia Jobs Fund

• Nova Scotia Market Development Initiative Fund

• Nova Scotia Municipal Finance Corporation

• Nova Scotia Nominee Program Fund

• Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner

• Nova Scotia Power Finance Corporation

• Nova Scotia Primary Forest Products Marketing Board

• Nova Scotia Regional Enterprise Networks

• Nova Scotia School Boards Association

• Nova Scotia School Insurance Exchange

• Nova Scotia School Insurance Program

• Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund

• Nova Scotia Strategic Opportunities Fund Incorp.

• Occupational Health and Safety Trust Fund

• Off-Highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund

• Office of Regulatory Affairs & Service Effectiveness

• Office of the Auditor General

• Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for NS

• Office of the Ombudsman

• P3 Schools Capital & Technology Refresh Fund

• Pengrowth NS Energy Scholarship Fund

• Pictou County Shared Services Authority

• Police Complaints Commissioner's Office

• Provincial Drug Distribution Program

• Public Archives of Nova Scotia

• Public Debt Management Fund

• Public Prosecution Service

• Public Trustee Trust Funds

• Public Trustee Renova Scotia Bioenergy Inc

• Resource Recovery Fund Board Inc

• Scotia Learning Technology Refresh Fund

• Select Nova Scotia Fund

• Sergeant-at-Arms (NS Legislature)

• Species-at-Risk Conservation Fund

• Sustainable Forestry Fund

• Sydney Steel Corporation

• Sydney Utilities Ltd.

• Sysco Decommissioning Fund

• Valley Regional Enterprise Network

• Valley Waste Resource Management Authority

• Vive l’Acadie Community Fund

• Waycobah School Assistance Fund

• Western Regional Enterprise Network

• 1402998 Nova Scotia Limited

• 3087532 Nova Scotia Limited

• 3104102 Nova Scotia Limited

• 3313086 Nova Scotia Limited

Buying Groups

• HealthPRO Canada

• St. Joseph’s Health System

• InterUniversity Services Incorporated (ISI)